There
is an assumption of offender deficit (psychological) when there is an offence committed by
a citizen.
It is assumed that offenders against the law have some
psychological deficit that distinguishes them from normal law abiding citizens.
To better address treatment linkages and case-specific
strategies for offender supervision, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections developed the
Client Management Classification (CMC) tool as a supplement to its risk assessment. The
Wisconsin Risk and Needs tools provided separate ratings of the offender's risk of
recidivism and a score indicating the severity of the offender's deficit areas. The CMC
took the form of a structured interview, the outcome of which assigned offenders to one of
five differential casework treatment modalities.
"Unless I help to get it right then someone who is hurting
people might very well stay out there, continuing to hurt them." - Paul Britton, the
man known as 'The Real Cracker', is perhaps the UK's leading psychological profiler.
"If he did not in fact relish cruelty, it would only be
because of some psychological deficit that made him insensitive to the feelings of
others" - Clement Greenberg: A Life. - book reviews
ArtForum, March, 1998 by Arthur C. Danto. - www.findarticles.com
His psychological deficit has predisposed him to conduct of the
kind which resulted in his conviction. - JACOBUS PETRUS SMITH and THE STATE - THE SUPREME
COURT OF APPEAL OF SOUTH AFRICA
What horrifying psychological deficit is this a symptom of? Or
if it is just machismo, and that urge itself is rooted firmly in the evolutionary
directive of impressing your mate, why do I find myself contorting my face into the mirror
every morning, a narcissistic audience of one? - Cody Farthing - closedeye.com |